East Cemetery

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600 Myrtle Street
Jacksonville, IL 62650 United States Get Directions

Events at this venue

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  • Civil War Veterans Headstone Dedication Service- POSTPONED

    Civil War Veterans Headstone Dedication Service- POSTPONED
    East Cemetery 600 Myrtle Street, Jacksonville, IL, United States

    *Due to weather conditions, event has been postponed to August 8 at 3:00 PM.* Bring your lawn chairs to East Cemetery for the Civil War Veterans Headstone Dedication Service. They will dedicate six new military headstones to former members of the Richard Yates Grand Army of the Republic Post 687, Jacksonville. These men were part of the 180,000 who joined […]

  • Civil War Veterans Headstone Dedication Service- POSTPONED

    Civil War Veterans Headstone Dedication Service- POSTPONED
    East Cemetery 600 Myrtle Street, Jacksonville, IL, United States

    *Due to weather conditions, event has been postponed to August 8 at 3:00 PM.* Bring your lawn chairs to East Cemetery for the Civil War Veterans Headstone Dedication Service. They will dedicate six new military headstones to former members of the Richard Yates Grand Army of the Republic Post 687, Jacksonville. These men were part of the 180,000 who joined […]

  • Remembering Pioneers & Patriots at Jacksonville East Cemetery

    East Cemetery 600 Myrtle Street, Jacksonville, IL, United States

    Some of Jacksonville’s earliest and prominent residents will be the focus of a presentation on April 27 at Jacksonville East Cemetery. Local historian and Jacksonville Bicentennial Planning Committee member Greg Olson will lead the walking tour. Olson will provide a brief history of the cemetery, give some information about types and styles of gravestones and talk about historical figures such […]

  • Gen. Grierson Heritage Days (“Remembering Pioneers, Statesman, and Heroes”) East Cemetery Walk

    East Cemetery 600 Myrtle Street, Jacksonville, IL, United States

    East Cemetery Walk "Remembering Pioneers, Statesman, and Heroes" Hosted by The Grierson Society Historian Greg Olson will lead the walk with General Grierson's grave being the last stop and immediately following, Chaplain John McCorkle conducts a memorial service in tribute to Benjamin H. Grierson With questions please contact the society’s planning committee: Mary Gray, 217.473.4098, [email protected]; Scotty DeWolf, 217.349.7790, [email protected]; or […]